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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The man initially chosen to investigate gang-rape allegations at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at the University of Virginia, detailed in a recent Rolling Stone article, was replaced before he ever got started. Concerns about former federal Judge Mark Filip's appointment were raised because Filip was in Phi Kappa Psi -- at the University of University of Illinois.

"This situation is too serious to allow anything to undermine confidence in the objectivity and independence of this review.""In light of the disturbing events described in this week's Rolling Stone article, the University has asked me to appoint an independent counsel to review their structure of prevention and response to reports of sexual violence. This is a necessary step and the independence and objectivity of the review must be unimpeachable," Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring said in a statement. "Because the University's proposed candidate, former federal Judge Mark Filip, has a prior affiliation with a chapter of the fraternity described in the Rolling Stone article, the University and I agree that, despite the agreement-in-principle between the University and Judge Filip, another candidate will be selected. This situation is too serious to allow anything to undermine confidence in the objectivity and independence of this review."

"Sexual violence is a nationwide problem, and it is critical that our schools acknowledge that this is a pervasive issue and take bold action to end it," Governor McAuliffe said in a statement.

Slut Walk at the University of Virginia

In hopes of encouraging female students and sexual assault victims to not be ashamed, several students organized a Friday "Slut Walk" on campus. The walk is part of a worldwide movement that works to "challenge mindsets and stereotypes of victim-blaming and slut-shaming around sexual violence."

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Manalishi

It’s almost hard to believe that UVA would be so shameless as to appoint a direct conflict of interest for this investigation,,,,, Until you accept the fact that it is a liberal arts university and democrats are all the same. Now it all makes sense.